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Balancing Chemical Reactions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is this equation balanced?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
Not enough information
2.
Is this equation balanced?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
Not enough information
3.
Is the equation balanced?: 2H2O + O2 --> 4MgO + 3Fe
a)
Yes
b)
No
4.
Balance this equation
_N+ _H--> _NH3
a)
1,2,3
b)
1,3,2
c)
1,1,2
d)
2,1,1
5.
What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?
a)
Matter cannot be gained or lost in a chemical reaction.
b)
Matter can only be lost in a chemical reaction.
c)
Matter can only be gained in a chemical reaction.
d)
Matter can be gained and lost in a chemical reaction. 
6.
What is the little number after an element in a chemical equation called.
Example: H2
a)
Coefficient 
b)
Subscript
c)
Atom
d)
Equation
7.
What is the arrow in a chemical equation...
H2 + O --> H2O
a)
Reactants
b)
Products 
c)
Yields 
d)
Chemical Equation 
8.
At the end of chemical reactions, what is the total mass of the reactants compared to the total mass of the products?
a)
the product is doubled
b)
the product is half the mass of the reactants
c)
the mass is the same
d)
the mass changes depending on the reaction
9.
What is a coefficient?
a)
The small number on the right of the chemical symbol.
b)
The large number to the left of a formula.
10.
How many atoms of aluminum are on each side of the following equation: 4Al + 3O--> 2AlO3
a)
2
b)
6
c)
1
d)
4
11.
 Balance this equation:

__ Al + __ HCl → __ H
2 + __ AlCl3
a)
2, 6, 3, 2
b)
it is already balanced
c)
4, 12, 3, 4
d)
2, 1, 4, 5
12.
Is this balanced?
Al + O2 → 2Al2O3
a)
Yes
b)
No
13.
How many Oxygen atoms are in 4H2O?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
0
d)
8
14.
What are the coefficient used to balance the equation below?
__Ag2O →__ Ag +___O2
a)
2,4,1
b)
1,1,1
c)
2,1,2
d)
2,2,2
15.
Read the following chemical formula: C6H12O6. How many hydrogen atoms are in the formula?
a)
12
b)
6
c)
4
16.
Is the following equation balanced or unbalanced ? 
N2 +3 H2 --> 2NH3
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
17.
Which number should go in the blank?
_ H2 + O2 -> 2 H2O
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
0
18.
Name the part in red:

H+ O-> H2O
a)
Coefficient
b)
Product
c)
Reactant
d)
Subscript
19.
Name the part in red:

H+ O2 -> H2O
a)
Coefficient
b)
Product
c)
Reactant
d)
Subscript
20.
Name the part in red:

_2_H+ _1_O2 -> _2_H2O
a)
Coefficient
b)
Product
c)
Yield
d)
Subscript
21.
Name the part in red:

H2 + O2 -> H2O
a)
Coefficient
b)
Product
c)
Yield
d)
Subscript
22.
The substances listed on the left side of a chemical equation are the
a)
Products
b)
Coefficients
c)
Precipitates
d)
Reactants
23.
Balance this equation:
MgCl2 --> Mg4+ Cl2
a)
It's already balanced.
b)
4MgCl2 --> Mg4+ 4Cl2
c)
4MgCl2 --> Mg4+ 5Cl2
24.
Balance this equation:
 2Li + Cl2 -> LiCl
a)
2Li + Cl2 -> 4LiCl2
b)
2Li + Cl2 -> LiCl2
c)
2Li + Cl2 -> 2LiCl
25.
Number of C's in 2Na₂CO₃
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5